The latest Ebola occurrence is thought to have started in Uganda's western Kibaale District about three weeks ago, but was confirmed only last Friday.

The outbreak initially went undetected, because patients did not show typical Ebola symptoms, such as hemorrhaging, and because they had other illnesses, such as malaria, which complicated diagnosis, according to Ugandan officials.

Among the 14 dead are a medical clinic officer and her four-month-old baby, as well as 9 members from a single family. A dozen others suspected to be infected have been admitted to the local hospital, according to the Washington Post.

This is not the first time Ebola has struck Uganda: In 2007 an outbreak killed 42 people, and an epidemic in 2000 killed more than 200.

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